• 3079th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 22 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. xiāo (xiao1)saltpeter • to tan (leather)

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for xiāo (xiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
硝烟 (硝煙)

Uncommon

亚硝酸 (亞硝酸)
硝酸钠 (硝酸鈉)
硝酸铵 (硝酸銨)
硝酸盐 (硝酸鹽)

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  • 1454th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 232 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. suān (suan1)sour • sore • ache • acid

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for suān (suan1)The component is pronounced as '' (si1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

心酸 
辛酸 
酸奶 
酸痛 

Uncommon

乳酸 
乳酸菌 
亚硝酸盐 (亞硝酸鹽)
寒酸 
柠檬酸 (檸檬酸)
氨基酸 
泛酸 
玻尿酸 
甜酸 
硫酸 
硼酸 
碳酸 
胃酸 
脂肪酸 
色氨酸 
草酸 
叶酸 (葉酸)
酸乳 
酸性 
酸梅 
酸涩 (酸澀)
酸甜苦辣 
酸菜 

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  • 3792nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 15 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiǎ (jia3)potassium

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiǎ (jia3)The component is pronounced as 'jiǎ' (jia3). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiǎ (jia3)The component is pronounced as 'jīn' (jin1). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for jiǎ (jia3)The component is pronounced as 'jiōng' (jiong1). It has the same pinyin initial.

Example Words

Common

钾盐 (鉀鹽)

Uncommon

氯化钾 (氯化鉀)
氰化钾 (氰化鉀)
硝酸钾 (硝酸鉀)
硫酸钾 (硫酸鉀)
碘化钾 (碘化鉀)
高锰酸钾 (高錳酸鉀)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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